Dear families, The Ministry of Education announced on Wednesday that our province will be moving to modified Stage 2 of B.C.’s Education Restart Plan, and safely bringing K-12 students back to class full time for September 2020. A link to the ministry news release on this plan is here: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020EDUC0040-001415. You can also watch […]
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SD 42 Information and Updates
June 25, 2020: Letter from superintendent Sylvia Russell
Dear families, Thank you for working with our staff as we reorganized to limit in-class instruction in March, moved quickly to provide remote learning opportunities and then opened up our schools again for limited in-school instruction in June. I know that the past several months have been challenging for our families, for our staff and […]
June 25, 2020: Letter from Minister Rob Fleming and President Andrea Sinclair
Dear parents/guardians, Please see below the letter from Minister of Education Rob Fleming and BCCPAC President Andrea Sinclair. French, Chinese and Punjabi translations of the letter are also available. Letter to Parents from Minister Fleming and President Andrea Sinclair Translations: Letter to Parents_French Translation Letter to Parents_Traditional Chinese translation Letter to Parents_Simplified Chinese translation […]
Shining the spotlight on our 2020 grads
We are shining the spotlight on our grads! Share a selfie in your grad outfit/gown, a short video message describing your favourite school memory or hopes for the future, or a photo of you with your Class of 2020 lawn sign and post to social media using the hashtags #SD42 #Grad2020. Visit our 2020 Grads […]
Connecting to Learning – Spring 2020 / Garibaldi Gazette
Grade 12 School Leaving Ceremony Update
Last week we worked to record the Garibaldi Secondary School Leaving Ceremony. We will post the ceremony to a secure district server during the afternoon of June 11 2020. To communicate this release we will post the link to the parent portal (a Gr 12 target message), send an app message and post the link to the […]
Year End at GSS – Resource Return
Year End at GSS At this time we are in the last phases of face-to-face instruction for the 2019 – 2020 academic year. Most students have elected not to return to school continuing with online content delivery. As a school we have a great many resources distributed to student. Collectively, we want to ensure students […]
2020 School Leaving Ceremonies
Here is the direct link to the Garibaldi Secondary School Leaving Ceremony. https://hml.sd42.ca/Player/eahbc9ji Password will be the student’s “regular domain account” ie. student number (no @sd42.ca) and their password. It is important to thank the staff who volunteered their time to compete this project. Most notably Ms. Hyslop, Ms. Domitruk, and Ms. Lemieux. We also […]
Planning an Inclusive Commencement Event Grad 2020
This letter follows a letter to Graduates and Parents distributed in a parent portal by Superintendent Sylvia Russell. This letter spoke to potential plans for a celebration for graduates at a time when it is safe, and appropriate. Our school staff welcomes this recognition. Every school will be unique in the event they develop. As Garibaldi […]
GSS School Bus Info June 2020
Bussing will not be offered to students during the month of June. An email notice advising the parents/guardians of registered riders of this information will be sent out shortly. Noting the cancellation of bussing for the balance of the 2019 – 2020 acedemic year. 2020/21 registration information will open soon. Please check the SD […]
An invitation to return to face to face learning- June 1 2020
This letter follows today’s letter by Superintendent Sylvia Russell and last week’s survey on the Parent Portal. As you are aware, the Ministry of Education announced that there is an opportunity for a partial return to in-school learning on June 1st. With this is mind, our secondary schools have been busy collaborating with our senior management team and partner […]
About us
At Garibaldi Secondary School students will have the opportunity to pursue their passion, to learn, to create, to lead, to think and be prepared to thrive in the 21st Century. Garibaldi prides itself on its culture of care, creating a safe and caring environment for all learners. Garibaldi is a comprehensive high school where students are given opportunities to acquire knowledge
and skills that will develop their potential as active and engaged life-long learners.
Our Mission:
Our primary purpose is to enable all our students to develop their individual potentials and to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to become self-reliant, self-disciplined, socially and environmentally responsible participants in a democratic global society.
Garibaldi has a number of unique programs and opportunities for students:
- Our International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- Interdisciplinary Arts Academy
- Plumbing, Electrical and Carpentry Post-Secondary Apprenticeships
- Our music and choir program
- Our many courses, clubs, teams, and activities
- New campus with a 24 million dollar renovation and addition
- Full teaching kitchen
- Dance classes
- Our excellent Student Support Services program
Starting in September 2018 Garibaldi will offer a Softball Academy in partnership with Ridge Meadows Softball Association. More information is available in the Main Office.
The International Baccalaureate Program (IB) Diploma Programme at Garibaldi Secondary School offers interested students a rigorous academic curriculum and a smooth transition into university.
Available in only 14 high schools across BC, the program is opened to students in the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District as well as students from neighbouring districts.
Garibaldi Secondary School is a candidate school* for the MYP. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy- a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education - that we believe is important for our students.
* Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee
that authorization will be granted.
For further information about the IB and its programmes visit http://www.ibo.org
Grade 11 and Grade 12 students interested in the IB program have the following two options:
- They may take one or more individual courses as Certificate courses
- They can take all their courses in IB for Grade 11 and 12 years, thus earning an International Baccalaureate Diploma.
Both certificate courses and the full diploma afford students the opportunity to receive advanced first-year credit at most universities in Canada and internationally for all HL courses.
For senior students, Garibaldi Secondary also offers partnerships with Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) and British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Students can earn a Carpentry Level 1 Certficate or Plumbing Level 1 and 2 Certificates from KPU. BCIT offers students the Level 1 Electrician Certificate.
For students planning to study in the arts, Garibaldi is home of the Interdisciplinary Arts Academy. Music, theatre, dance, and visual arts are delivered in dedicated spaces - our dance room has installed barres, we have a fully equipped professional theatre with sound system, and music spaces for both instrumental and choir classes.
Our Facility:
Garibaldi Secondary School received an extensive renovation as well as an addition between 2007 and 2009. We have state of the art technology infrastructure, a fantastic building, and beautiful school grounds.